This week is a Trans Sporter Room SPECIAL REPORT:
Meet Alana McLaughlin. She's an artist, she's a blacksmith, she's a special forces combat veteran, and next week she'll be the first transgender competitor to step in to a professional mixed martial arts arena since Fallon Fox's last fight in 2014. Karleigh Webb goes one-on-one with an heir to the legacy of the "Bravest Athlete Ever"
Also:

Team LGBTQ is on a tear in Tokyo it's only been a week since competition started. We recap out and proud on the podium,

A special tribute to British diver Tom Daley, who finally took home the gold, and afterwards spelled out how much it means to the LGBTQ world,

Pronouns: They're what you get right.

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